Research

Articles

• Teacher Coaching and Student Engagement: A mixed-methods study exploring the impact of teacher coaching on student engagement. 

• Disproportionate Discipline: Analyzing the need for change to build equity in school discipline practices. 

• Resource Management in Michigan Public Schools: Investigating how resources are managed in Michigan's public schools. 

Books

• Flint Reimagined: A critical geography of race and the right to thrive in Flint, Michigan. 

• The Sakura Cloud: A narrative exploring cultural and social themes. 

• Relationships and Personal Narratives: Various books delving into personal relationships and social issues. 

Peer-Reviewed Articles

• MedEd CRIT: Proposing an integrated theory to identify and reduce racist practices in medical education. 

• School Finance Equity: Investigating perceptions of school finance equity in Michigan. 

• Special Education and Racial Impact: Examining the racialized impact of special education in Michigan schools. 

• Public School Funding Crisis: Analyzing the crisis in Michigan’s public school funding and its impact on human resources management. 

• Intersectionality in Education: Exploring the intersectionality of educating Black students in Michigan, focusing on public school finance, racial segregation, and housing policy. 

• Structural Racism in Charter Districts: Investigating structural racism in the funding efforts of Michigan public charter districts. 

Research Projects 

Institute for Educational Funding Equity: 

• Role: Co-Principal Investigator 

• Purpose: Examining the persistence of racism in public school funding policy and practice in Michigan. 

University of Michigan: Office of Medical Student Education: 

• Role: Co-Principal Investigator 

• Purpose: Developing frameworks to address race and racism in medicine and medical education using critical medical discourse and critical race theory. 

Presentations 

• Critical Geography and Race: Discussing the spatial nature of race at Tennessee State University. 

• Educational Equity: Presenting pilot research on educational equity at The Urban Institute. 

• Intersectionality in Education: Presenting the intersectionality of educating Black students in Michigan at Eastern Michigan University. 

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